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单词 embrocate
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Definition of embrocate in English:

embrocate

verb ˈɛmbrəkeɪt
[with object]rare

  • Bathe (a diseased or painful part of the body) with liquid.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two hours after this, the flesh about the wound was cut out, and the part burnt with a hot iron, and the arm embrocated with warm oil.
    • He had frequently seen the backs of sailors, who had been flogged, embrocated with Salted Brandy.
    • Embrocate the part affected with your hand, warmed, for a quarter of an hour.
    • Embrocating the arm with oil only abated the swelling.
    • If the skin be very tense, it may be embrocated with a mixture of three fourths of oil of roses, and one fourth of common vinegar.
    Synonyms
    rub, rub down, knead, palpate, manipulate, pummel, work

Origin

Early 17th century: from medieval Latin embrocat-, from the verb embrocare, based on Greek embrokhē 'lotion'.
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